Name Brian Benben Children May Theodora Benben | Height 1.69 m Role Actor | |
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Full Name Brian Edward Benben Occupation Film, stage and television actor Parents Peter Michael Benben, Sr, Gloria Patricia Coffman Movies and TV shows Similar People Madeleine Stowe, Paul Adelstein, Caterina Scorsone, Betsy Brantley, Chris Lowell | ||
Madeleine Stowe Says She's 'Very Happy' For Engaged 'Revenge' Costars Emily VanCamp And Josh Bowman
Two Truths & a Lie with Imposters Cast || STEVE HARVEY
Brian Edward Benben (born June 18, 1956) is an American actor, best known for his role as Martin Tupper in the HBO comedy television series Dream On (1990–1996), and also known as Dr. Sheldon Wallace on ABC medical drama Private Practice (2008–2013). Benben is married to Madeleine Stowe.
Contents
- Madeleine Stowe Says Shes Very Happy For Engaged Revenge Costars Emily VanCamp And Josh Bowman
- Two Truths a Lie with Imposters Cast STEVE HARVEY
- Early life and career
- Personal life
- Filmography
- References
Early life and career
Benben was born in Winchester, Virginia, the son of Gloria Patricia (née Coffman) and Peter Michael Benben, Sr., a produce buyer.
He later lived and attended high school in Marlboro, New York, followed by two years at Ulster County Community College in Stone Ridge, New York, after which he moved to New York City, where he worked various jobs while auditioning and acting. In 1983 he appeared in the Broadway production of John Byrne's play Slab Boys with Kevin Bacon, Sean Penn, Val Kilmer and Jackie Earle Haley. The play ran on Broadway for 48 performances.
Although his first national exposure was in the 1981 NBC miniseries-then-series The Gangster Chronicles, Benben is perhaps best known for his leading role in the 1990–96 HBO television series, Dream On. He played a "by the book" FBI agent in the 1990 film Dark Angel (known in the U.S. as I Come in Peace). He had a starring role in the 1994 film Radioland Murders playing Mary Stuart Masterson's estranged husband. In September 1998, he starred in an eponymous primetime CBS sitcom, The Brian Benben Show, which lasted only one month on the air. In the 2000s, he played Dr. Sheldon Wallace on Shonda Rhimes' Private Practice. His character was first introduced in December 2008, later became a recurring character, and finally a series regular. In 2014 he appeared in the television series Scandal, also produced by Rhimes.
Personal life
In 1982, Benben married actress Madeleine Stowe, whom he met filming The Gangster Chronicles. Together they have one child, daughter May Theodora Benben (born 1996). Benben and Stowe have a home in South Texas.
Filmography
Actor
2017
Imposters (TV Series) as
Max
- See You Soon, Macaroon (2018) - Max
- The World Needs Heroes. Over. (2018) - Max
- Phase Two Sucks (2018) - Max
- Maid Marian on Her Tip-Toed Feet (2018) - Max
- That's Enough. Off You Go. (2018) - Max
- Maybe/Definitely (2018) - Max
- Andiamo (2018) - Max
- Old Unresolved Shit (2018) - Max
- Trouble Maybe (2018) - Max
- Fillion Bollar King (2018) - Max
- Always Forward, Never Back (2017) - Max
- Ladies and Gentlemen, the Doctor Is In (2017) - Max
- In the Game (2017) - Max
- Frog-Bikini-Eiffel Tower (2017) - Max
- The Maddie Code (2017) - Max
- Is a Shark Good or Bad? (2017) - Max
- Cohen, Lenny Cohen. (2017) - Max
- We Wanted Every Lie (2017) - Max
- My Balls, Dickhead (2017) - Max
- My So-Called Wife (2017) - Max
2016
Roadies (TV Series) as
Preston
- The Load Out (2016) - Preston
- Carpet Season (2016) - Preston
- The Bryce Newman Letter (2016) - Preston
- What Would Phil Do? (2016) - Preston
2015
Grace and Frankie (TV Series) as
Charles
- The Earthquake (2015) - Charles
2014
Scandal (TV Series) as
Leonard Carnehan
- An Innocent Man (2014) - Leonard Carnehan
2008
Private Practice (TV Series) as
Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- In Which We Say Goodbye (2013) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- Full Release (2013) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- Good Fries Are Hard to Come By (2013) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- Georgia on My Mind (2012) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- I'm Fine (2012) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- Life Support (2012) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- The World According to Jake (2012) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- Apron Strings (2012) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- You Don't Know What You've Got Til It's Gone (2012) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- Good Grief (2012) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- Mourning Sickness (2012) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- Aftershock (2012) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- Gone, Baby, Gone (2012) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- Drifting Back (2012) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- True Colors (2012) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace (credit only)
- And Then There Was One (2012) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace (credit only)
- It Was Inevitable (2012) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- The Letting Go (2012) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- Andromeda (2012) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- You Break My Heart (2012) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- Too Much (2012) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- The Time Has Come (2012) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- Losing Battles (2012) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- The Standing Eight Count (2012) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- Are You My Mother? (2012) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- Who We Are (2011) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- The Breaking Point (2011) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- Don't Stop 'Till You Get Enough (2011) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- If I Hadn't Forgotten- (2011) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- Step One (2011) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- Remember Me (2011) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- Deal with It (2011) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- Breaking the Rules (2011) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- God Laughs (2011) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- -To Change the Things I Can (2011) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- God Bless the Child (2011) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- Something Old, Something New (2011) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- What We Have Here- (2011) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- The Hardest Part (2011) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- A Step Too Far (2011) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- Love and Lies (2011) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- Two Steps Back (2011) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- Home Again (2011) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- Blind Love (2011) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- Heaven Can Wait (2011) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- If You Don't Know Me by Now (2011) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- Just Lose It (2010) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- Can't Find My Way Back Home (2010) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- What Happens Next (2010) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- Did You Hear What Happened to Charlotte King? (2010) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- All in the Family (2010) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- In or Out (2010) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- A Better Place to Be (2010) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- Playing God (2010) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- Short Cuts (2010) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- Take Two (2010) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- The End of a Beautiful Friendship (2010) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- In the Name of Love (2010) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- War (2010) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- Second Choices (2010) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- Eyes Wide Open (2010) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- Pulling the Plug (2010) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- Triangles (2010) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- Fear of Flying (2010) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- Shotgun (2010) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- Blowups (2009) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- The Hard Part (2009) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- Pushing the Limits (2009) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- Right Here, Right Now (2009) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- The Way We Were (2009) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- A Death in the Family (2009) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- Yours, Mine & Ours (2009) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- What You Do for Love (2009) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- Finishing (2009) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- Wait and See (2009) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- Acceptance (2009) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- Second Chances (2009) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- Nothing to Fear (2009) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- Homeward Bound (2009) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- Contamination (2009) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- Know When to Fold (2008) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
- Crime and Punishment (2008) - Dr. Sheldon Wallace
2007
The Mastersons of Manhattan (TV Movie) as
Joseph Finley
2005
Masters of Horror (TV Series) as
Detective Dwight Faraday
- Deer Woman (2005) - Detective Dwight Faraday
2003
Kingpin (TV Mini Series) as
Dr. Heywood Klein
- Gimme Shelter (2003) - Dr. Heywood Klein
- The Odd Couple (2003) - Dr. Heywood Klein
- French Connection (2003) - Dr. Heywood Klein
- Black Magic Woman (2003) - Dr. Heywood Klein
- El Velorio (2003) - Dr. Heywood Klein
- Pilot (2003) - Dr. Heywood Klein
2001
Sister Mary Explains It All (TV Movie) as
Gary Sullivan
2001
The Flamingo Rising (TV Movie) as
Hubert T. Lee
1998
The Brian Benben Show (TV Series) as
Brian Benben
- Of Mice and Benben (2000) - Brian Benben
- Motivating Kevin (2000) - Brian Benben
- Have One for the Show (1999) - Brian Benben
- Chad Dates Julie (1999) - Brian Benben
- Brian's Got Back: Part 2 (1998) - Brian Benben
- Brian's Got Back: Part 1 (1998) - Brian Benben
- House of Blues (1998) - Brian Benben
- Pilot (1998) - Brian Benben
1997
Comfort, Texas (TV Movie) as
Brian
1990
Dream On (TV Series) as
Martin Tupper
- Finale with a Vengeance (1996) - Martin Tupper
- Finale - Part One (1996) - Martin Tupper
- Tenants, Anyone? (1996) - Martin Tupper
- Cupid Is as Cupid Does (1996) - Martin Tupper
- Hey Diddle Diddle (1996) - Martin Tupper
- Springtime for Tupper (1996) - Martin Tupper
- The Way We War (1996) - Martin Tupper
- All About Louie (1996) - Martin Tupper
- The Spirit of 76th & Park (1996) - Martin Tupper
- Second Time Aground (1996) - Martin Tupper
- The Weekend at the College Didn't Turn Out Like They Planned (1995) - Martin Tupper
- Toby's Choice (1995) - Martin Tupper
- Little Orphan Eddie (1995) - Martin Tupper
- Home Is Where the Cart Is (1995) - Martin Tupper
- Am I Blue (1995) - Martin Tupper
- Flight of the Pedalbee (1995) - Martin Tupper
- Bess You Is Not My Woman Now (1995) - Martin Tupper
- She Won't Do It, But Her Sister Will (1995) - Martin Tupper
- Tie Me Sister Lu Down, Sport (1995) - Martin Tupper
- Music in My Veins: Part II (1995) - Martin Tupper
- Music in My Veins: Part I (1995) - Martin Tupper
- Take Two Tablets, and Get Me to Mt. Sinai (1995) - Martin Tupper
- Beam Me Up, Dr. Spock (1995) - Martin Tupper
- 9 1/2 Days (1995) - Martin Tupper
- Significant Author (1995) - Martin Tupper
- Long Distance Runaround (1995) - Martin Tupper
- Try Not to Remember (1995) - Martin Tupper
- The Courtship of Martin's Father (1994) - Martin Tupper
- I Never Promised You Charoses, Martin (1994) - Martin Tupper
- Hack Like Me (1994) - Martin Tupper
- Off-Off Broadway Bound (1994) - Martin Tupper
- Those Who Can't, Edit (1994) - Martin Tupper
- Attack of the 59-Inch Woman (1994) - Martin Tupper
- I'm with Stupid (1994) - Martin Tupper
- The Homecoming Queen (1994) - Martin Tupper
- Judy and the Beast (1994) - Martin Tupper
- Steinway to Heaven (1994) - Martin Tupper
- 'Tis Pity She's a Neighbor (1994) - Martin Tupper
- The Taking of Pablum 1-2-3: Part II (1994) - Martin Tupper
- The Taking of Pablum 1-2-3: Part I (1994) - Martin Tupper
- Stone Cold (1994) - Martin Tupper
- Felines- Nothing More Than Felines (1994) - Martin Tupper
- A Face Worse Than Death (1994) - Martin Tupper
- From Here to Paternity (1994) - Martin Tupper
- Blame It on Reo (1994) - Martin Tupper
- Where There's Smoke, You're Fired (1994) - Martin Tupper
- Martin Tupper in 'Magnum Farce' (1994) - Martin Tupper
- The Second Coming (1994) - Martin Tupper
- Hey, Nanny Nanny (1994) - Martin Tupper
- Blinded by the Cheese (1994) - Martin Tupper
- Brother of the Bride (1994) - Martin Tupper
- Silent Night, Holy Cow Part II (1993) - Martin Tupper
- Silent Night, Holy Cow Part I (1993) - Martin Tupper
- And Bobby Makes Three (1993) - Martin Tupper
- Portrait by the Artist on the Young Man (1993) - Martin Tupper
- One Ball, Two Strikes (1993) - Martin Tupper
- Super Freak (1993) - Martin Tupper
- The Book, the Thief, Her Boss and His Lover (1993) - Martin Tupper
- A Midsummer Night's Dream On (1993) - Martin Tupper
- Home Sweet Homeboy (1993) - Martin Tupper
- Reach Out and Touch Yourself (1993) - Martin Tupper
- Pop Secret (1993) - Martin Tupper
- Depth Be Not Proud (1993) - Martin Tupper
- The French Conception (1993) - Martin Tupper
- Oral Sex, Lies and Videotape (1993) - Martin Tupper
- Key for Two (1992) - Martin Tupper
- Dance Ten, Sex Three (1992) - Martin Tupper
- The Undergraduate (1992) - Martin Tupper
- To the Moon, Alex! (1992) - Martin Tupper
- No Deposit, No Return (1992) - Martin Tupper
- It Came from Beneath the Sink (1992) - Martin Tupper
- Domestic Bliss (1992) - Martin Tupper
- The Son Also Rises (1992) - Martin Tupper
- The Guilty Party (1992) - Martin Tupper
- Up All Night (1992) - Martin Tupper
- Theory of Relativity (1992) - Martin Tupper
- Martin Over Medium (1992) - Martin Tupper
- The Rocky Marriage Picture Show (1992) - Martin Tupper
- Red All Over (1992) - Martin Tupper
- What Women Want (1992) - Martin Tupper
- B.S. Elliot (1992) - Martin Tupper
- Come and Knock on Our Door- (1992) - Martin Tupper
- May Divorce Be with You (1992) - Martin Tupper
- Here Comes the Bribe (1992) - Martin Tupper
- Bad Girls (1992) - Martin Tupper
- For Richard or for Poorer (1992) - Martin Tupper
- Terms of Employment (1992) - Martin Tupper
- For Peter's Sake (1992) - Martin Tupper
- Nightmare on Bleecker Street (1992) - Martin Tupper
- And Bimbo Was His Name-O Part II (1992) - Martin Tupper
- And Bimbo Was His Name-O Part I (1992) - Martin Tupper
- Toby or Not Toby (1991) - Martin Tupper
- So Funny I Forgot to Laugh (1991) - Martin Tupper
- The Name of the Game Is Five-Card Stud (1991) - Martin Tupper
- The Charlotte Letter (1991) - Martin Tupper
- Pants on Fire (1991) - Martin Tupper
- To Have and Have and Have and Have Not (1991) - Martin Tupper
- Play Melville for Me (1991) - Martin Tupper
- What I Did for Lust (1991) - Martin Tupper
- No, I'm Just Happy to See You (1991) - Martin Tupper
- Futile Attraction (1991) - Martin Tupper
- Calling the Kettle Black (1991) - Martin Tupper
- The Thirty-Seven Year Itch (1991) - Martin Tupper
- And Your Little Dog, Too (1991) - Martin Tupper
- The Second Greatest Story Ever Told: Parts 1 & 2 (1991) - Martin Tupper
- Premarital Ex (1990) - Martin Tupper
- Doing the Bossa Nova (1990) - Martin Tupper
- 555-HELL (1990) - Martin Tupper
- Up the River (1990) - Martin Tupper
- Trojan War (1990) - Martin Tupper
- Three Coins in the Dryer (1990) - Martin Tupper
- Martin Gets Lucky (1990) - Martin Tupper
- Over Your Dead Body (1990) - Martin Tupper
- -And Sheep Are Nervous (1990) - Martin Tupper
- Angst for the Memories (1990) - Martin Tupper
- Sole Sister (1990) - Martin Tupper
- Sex and the Single Father (1990) - Martin Tupper
- Death Takes a Coffee Break (1990) - Martin Tupper
1994
Radioland Murders as
Roger Henderson
1990
Dark Angel as
Special Agent Arwood 'Larry' Smith
1989
Mortal Sins as
Nathan Weinschank
1988
Clean and Sober as
Martin Laux
1988
Matlock (TV Series) as
Atty Warren Kreitzer
- The Heiress (1988) - Atty Warren Kreitzer
1987
A Year in the Life (TV Series) as
Billy / Billy Putzi
- The Little Disturbance of Man (1988) - Billy
- While Someone Else Is Eating or Opening a Window (1987) - Billy
- I Think You Know Something I Don't Know (1987) - Billy Putzi (as Brian E. Benben)
1987
Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8 (TV Movie documentary) as
Tom Hayden
1986
Kay O'Brien (TV Series) as
Dr. Mark Doyle
- Stop and Smell the Linen (1986) - Dr. Mark Doyle
- Reunion (1986) - Dr. Mark Doyle
- Little White Lies (1986) - Dr. Mark Doyle
- Wreck the Halls (1986) - Dr. Mark Doyle
- Behind Closed Doors (1986) - Dr. Mark Doyle
- Dollars and Sense (1986) - Dr. Mark Doyle
- Princess of the City (1986) - Dr. Mark Doyle
- Lesson Learned (1986) - Dr. Mark Doyle
- A Foreign Concept (1986) - Dr. Mark Doyle
- Taking the Heat (1986) - Dr. Mark Doyle
- Big Vacation (1986) - Dr. Mark Doyle
- Don't Bother Kayo It's Chinatown (1986) - Dr. Mark Doyle
- Kayo on Call (1986) - Dr. Mark Doyle
1986
Tales from the Darkside (TV Series) as
Max Smith
- I Can't Help Saying Goodbye (1986) - Max Smith
1986
Mr. Sunshine (TV Series) as
Franz
- Pilot (1986) - Franz
1983
Lovers and Other Strangers (TV Movie) as
Mike Delvecchio
1983
American Playhouse (TV Series) as
David
- Family Business (1983) - David
1981
The Gangster Chronicles (TV Mini Series) as
Michael Lasker
- An American Story - Michael Lasker
1981
Gangster Wars as
Michael Lasker
Producer
1998
The Brian Benben Show (TV Series) (co-executive producer - 6 episodes)
- Of Mice and Benben (2000) - (co-executive producer)
- Motivating Kevin (2000) - (co-executive producer)
- Have One for the Show (1999) - (co-executive producer)
- Brian's Got Back: Part 2 (1998) - (co-executive producer)
- House of Blues (1998) - (co-executive producer)
- Pilot (1998) - (co-executive producer)
Soundtrack
2012
Private Practice (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- I'm Fine (2012) - (performer: "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" - uncredited)
Self
2017
Steve Harvey (TV Series) as
Self
- Judd Hirsch & Jermaine Fowler from CBS' "Superior Donuts"/Inbar Lavi & Brian Benben from Bravo's "Imposters" (2017) - Self
2013
A Look Back at 'Dark Angel' (Video documentary short) as
Self
2012
The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Audience Member
2006
Working with a Master: John Landis (Video documentary short) as
Self
1998
Target Presents CBS Sneak Peek (Video documentary short) as
Brian Benben
1998
The Daily Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Brian Benben (1998) - Self
1998
Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 18 September 1998 (1998) - Self
1995
The 17th Annual CableACE Awards (TV Special) as
Self
1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- Terry Jones/Brian Benben/Jack Micheline (1994) - Self - Guest
1994
The 16th Annual CableACE Awards (TV Special) as
Self
1992
Late Night with David Letterman (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- Episode dated 19 August 1992 (1992) - Self - Guest
1992
The Dennis Miller Show (TV Series) as
Self - Guest star
- Episode #1.89 (1992) - Self - Guest star
Archive Footage
2022
De Cronenberg à 'Dark Angel': Souvenirs de Mark Irwin (Video documentary short) as
Smith
2022
Dolph vs. Alien (Video documentary) as
Smith
References
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